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Anyway.....Moby, I found a touristy restaurant/bar that brews their own beer in Kharkiv on the square that was able to get the Sochi GP on its TV. It was only televised on a Russian channel.

Great

I only just watched it - I've been sailing all day and didn't view your response - in case you told me the result

If you saw the mountains to the south - already had a covering of snow - that was 'Abkhazia' / Georgia .. the Olympic Park is on the north side of a River - the south side is the other nation - Sochi airport is in the valley... only 2 km distant from the circuit.

Did you notice that President Putin was awarding more than one prize - not seen before - and that before the race - he kept appearing in shots ?

He was even there with his translators and security men to meet the winning drivers in the pre prize presentation room - also a first... normally, the drivers just to chat about the race